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‘File 7/2 III Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ [68r] (150/522)
The record is made up of 1 volume (251 folios). It was created in 24 Mar 1935-19 Dec 1935. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Copy. c/o AIR HBADQUARISRS,
BRITISH FORCES IN IRAQ,
HINAIDI, 'IRAQ.
DLA/1. 19th May, 1938.
Air Facilities on Arab Coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
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Dear Colonel, ' ^
With reference to your letter Ko»C/52 of 1935
dated 19th March 1935, and to the discussion with the Air
Officer Commanding 1 Iraq on 18th May 1935, I have to make
the following observations ;~
IIJWAlTe
^ facilities which will be required at this
place will consist of a floodlight-beacon to be provided
by the Air Ministry, and at the same time. Imperial Airways
have asked for a refuelling shelter. I am not quite
clear as to the precise form which this shelter will take,
but I do not suppose that it will be much more than a
screen or wall serving as a wind-break. It may prove
desirable to lay down a hard runway, but a definite
decision on this point cannot be made the at the present
time• AS described by Mr, lintwistle, it is desirable
that a meteorological observation station should be
established at Kuwait. Subject to the concurrence of the
India Meteorological Department. Mr.Sntwistle suggests
that suitable men of local origin should be trained in
making observations^ and paid for their services. It is
quite possible that the establishment of such a station
will involve securing a small plot for the erection of a
meteorological office and for the installation of the
instruments used for observation. I understand that you
consider the employment of local talent would be very
desirable*
it is nrobable that the facilities at Bahrain
will need to be extended.. Additions may have to be made
to the W/T Station, as it will be necessary to substitute
Adcock direction-finding equipment for the existing
Bellini-Tosi. The signal station will also have to Keep
longer hours of watch! This will result in an increase
in staff, and presumably an increase m living accommoda
tion. It may also be found MCess ^ T ^ 0 ;^ r ^" e h _ d at
extended facilities for passengers. It . :L f ^
the moment to translate such expansion into terms oi
buildings, land, etc#
gAM PMD. indicated in the schedules forwarded,
raauiraments at this island are confined to the location
of m airway beacon. This will be of the "unattended"
type, but naturally will have to be visited from time
t^ time. From R.A.F. information it f is
Lieut.-Colonel T.C.Fowle,C.B»S#,
The Hon'ble Political Hesident,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Bushire .
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- Content
The volume is a continuation of correspondence from ‘File 7/2 II Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ (IOR/R/15/2/264), its contents relating to ongoing negotiations between Arab rulers and the British Government, Royal Air Force, and Imperial Airways, on the installation and maintenance of air facilities along the Arab coast, between Qatar and Ra’s al-Khaymah. The principal correspondents in the file are Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, and Captain A Cole, Officiating Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain.
The main issues raised in the volume are:
1. Disagreements between British officials and Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan of Abu Dhabi, over the installation of a petrol store at Abu Dhabi, not officially mentioned in the agreement signed between the two parties on 13 February 1935, and only verbally agreed upon. In a letter addressed to the Shaikh, dated 5 June 1935, Fowle threatened action against Abu Dhabi’s pearling fleet, should he continue to raise objections to the expansion of air facilities in his domains (folios 64-66). Fowle’s letter led to an angry exchange between Shaikh Shakbut and British officials aboard HMS Fowey (reported in a letter from Cole to Fowle, folios 93-97), which in turn led to protracted mediations prior to Shaikh Shakbut issuing a formal apology over his outburst (folios 122-23).
2. Proposals for a seaplane anchorage at Umm al-Qaywayn (folios 138-40a), including a visit to the Arab coast by Mr B Cross, Manager of the Near East Area for Imperial Airways Limited, in order to ascertain the best site for such a facility (folios 185-87).
The volume also contains a number of revised schedules of air facilities required along the Arab coast of the Gulf, listing facilities by both location and by RAF or civil aviation function (folios 68-72, 173-75a, 196-200).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (251 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s correspondence is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the volume to the latest at the end. Some items in the volume are marked with red or blue crayon numbers (for incoming or outgoing items respectively), and are prefixed by the letters S.No [Serial number]. This numbering system constitutes part of the original filing arrangement, and is referred to in the office notes at the end of the file (folios 230-44).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An earlier foliation system, which uses uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of rectos, runs through the volume. The following anomalies occur in the main foliation system: 1a-1e, 79a, 140a, 167a, 195a, 241a. The following folios are fold-outs: 7, 11, 13, 20, 64, 76.
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- ‘File 7/2 III Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1ev, 2r:19v, 21r:50v, 55v, 57v, 60r:79v, 79ar:79av, 80r:140v, 140ar:140av, 141r:166v, 167ar:167av, 169r:175v, 175ar:175av, 176r:202v, 204r:217v, 218v:241v, 241ar:241av, 242r:248v, back-i
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